Sundiata Gaines vs. Nate Thurmond Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Nate Thurmond and Sundiata Gaines that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Sundiata Gaines

vs.

Nate Thurmond

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Sundiata Gaines: 2009-10 to 2011-12
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Sundiata Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 0

NBA Seasons Sundiata Gaines 3 Nate Thurmond 14

Playoffs Played Sundiata Gaines 1 Nate Thurmond 9

All-Star Games Sundiata Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 7

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Sundiata Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 2 *

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Sundiata Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 5

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 4.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.5 Nate Thurmond 15.0

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.8 Nate Thurmond 2.7

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.7 Nate Thurmond 0.5 *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.1 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 508 Nate Thurmond 14,437

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 175 Nate Thurmond 14,464

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 207 Nate Thurmond 2,575

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 83 Nate Thurmond 125 *

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 3 Nate Thurmond 553 *

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 113 Nate Thurmond 964

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .397 Nate Thurmond .421

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines .301 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .562 Nate Thurmond .667

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 5.1 (2012) Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.9 (2012) Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2012) Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 1.0 (2012) Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2011) Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) *

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 Nate Thurmond 11.9

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 Nate Thurmond 13.6

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Nate Thurmond 2.8

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Nate Thurmond 0.4 *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 Nate Thurmond 1.9 *

Totals Stats

Total Points Sundiata Gaines 11 Nate Thurmond 966

Total Rebounds Sundiata Gaines 2 Nate Thurmond 1,101

Total Assists Sundiata Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 225

Total Steals Sundiata Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 11 *

Total Blocks Sundiata Gaines 0 Nate Thurmond 51 *

Total Games Sundiata Gaines 5 Nate Thurmond 81

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Sundiata Gaines .833 Nate Thurmond .416

3-Point Percentage Sundiata Gaines 1.000 Nate Thurmond - n/a **

Free Throw Percentage Sundiata Gaines .000 Nate Thurmond .621

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Sundiata Gaines 2.2 (2010) Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972)

Rebounds Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.4 (2010) Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967)

Assists Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972)

Steals Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) *

Blocks Per Game Sundiata Gaines 0.0 (2010) Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) *

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.